John Skinner Prout — Antiquities of Chester

London; Chester, Ackermann & Co; Boult & Catherall, [1839]. First edition. Leather. An uncommon work on the beautiful antiquities of Chester by John Skinner Prout, a smart example of this first edition. The first edition of this uncommon work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, and nineteen architectural plates.Collated, complete.John Skinner Prout's beautiful work exploring the walled cathedral city of Chester through a series of detailed engraved plates.Scenes depicted in the illustrations include, The Ladye Chapel, The Cloisters, The Falcon Inn, The Old Palace at Watergate and the entrance to the water tower on the Walls, alongside a number of views of the Cathedral.Prout was a noted painter and lithographer, who travelled to Australia in the 1840s to teach art.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.Bookplate of J. G. Barclay to the front paste down, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. In a rebacked quarter morocco binding with the original publisher's cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the extremities. Light marks to the boards. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some spotting. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: John Skinner Prout. Very Good Indeed .